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Turning 43 was, perhaps, more joyous for Delia Bushell than for most people. “My birthday was the day of our big press launch,” says Bushell. Then she adds: “Nothing better than sharing your birthday with Gary Lineker on stage.” As managing director of TV and sport for BT, Bushell is Lineker’s new boss. He is BT’s biggest on-screen signing so far, as the phone company turned pay-TV insurgent parks ever…

View photo . Sixers coach Brett Brown puts Joel Embiid through the paces in February. (Getty Images) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft who missed his rookie season with injury, suffered a setback in the healing process of his right foot, league sources told Yahoo Sports. After weeks of rigorous workouts, Embiid had not felt pain in the foot, but a recent…

image credit: Ben Thomas Apple quietly updated its Powerbeats2 headphones to match Apple Watch Sport colors this week signalling a new move to focus audio accessories to the Apple Watch ecosystem. The new colors, which match the Apple Watch Sport Band colors of Blue, Black, Green, Pink and (updated) White, are available in Apple Stores but haven’t arrived at other retail locations yet. The Apple Watch can store and play 2GB…

Follow Joel Add to circle [% } %] [% }); %] The Land Rover name has always stood for the ultimate in off-roading—but that’s changed now that the stylish Evoque is one of their best-sellers. This year Land Rover has a new SUV that applies some of the Evoque’s polish to its rugged mid-size SUV. But does the new Discovery Sport have the goods to tackle rivals like the Audi…

By Dan Roan BBC sports editor Sepp Blatter could be open to the possibility of standing for re-election as Fifa president, the BBC understands. The 79-year-old said he was standing down as the head of world football’s governing body less than two weeks ago, just four days into…

While having faced a titanic battle with Audi for much of the race, Porsche came out on top of the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by taking a historic 1-2 result. The No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Nico Hulkenberg, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber claimed the German manufacturer’s first overall Le Mans victory since 1998, breaking Audi’s five-year win streak in the French endurance…

There can be no denying Fabricio Werdum any longer. The interim heavyweight champion became the undisputed, full world champion with a third-round submission win over Cain Velasquez in the UFC 188 main event.  Werdum and Cain engaged in a fire fight from the opening horn, and it quickly turned into a war of attrition with both men landing and absorbing big punches. In fact, Werdum continued his pattern of getting…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City may have to spend £155m to sign Paul Pogba. Juventus want £80m for the 22-year-old France midfielder, who wants a five-year contract at £250k-a-week – which is £65m – plus a signing-on fee of £10m. (Daily Star Sunday)  Alternatively, City will pay £150m up front for…

The Red Sox were intent on blocking out the seven-run lead they blew on Friday. They had the look of a team that had moved on. Dustin Pedroia was in full uniform at 10:30 Saturday morning, three full hours before the first pitch. Manager John Farrell was sitting next to him at his locker, shooting the breeze. Wade Miley popped in and gave Farrell a friendly wave, a sign that…

Carrying a big bucket full of gravel up and down a mountain isn’t what most people would consider fun. Yet an estimated 5 million people will willingly crawl dozens of yards in dirt and rocks under barbed wire, wade in pools of mud and sometimes endure electric shocks…

CLEVELAND – Barber Nick Castemanos has grown tired of getting asked over and over again about the hairline of his most famous client, LeBron James. “There is no dye. No additives. No preservatives,” Castemanos told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview Thursday. “Everyone thinks he’s dying his hair using [temporary hair colorings] Bigen or Black Ice. It’s all his hair. They still don’t believe me. I get Bigen comments all…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United will make a £40m bid for Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 21, as they switch their attention to the England international after Real Madrid insist they will not sell Gareth Bale, 25. (Daily Mirror)  But Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has told manager Mauricio Pochettino that…

0 Shares Print Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr proved Thursday that honesty is not necessarily the best policy — at least when it comes to sports. A few hours after telling reporters he wouldn’t change his lineup in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, he inserted Andre Iguodala into Golden State’s starting five for the first time in 101 games this season. Two hours and 37 minutes later, the Warriors walked off…

High and low, amateur and pro, this has been a lush spring for athletic scandal. Lucky us. Most everyone savors a sports scandal – as long as it doesn’t involve their favorite team or player. Seeing the mighty or well-connected, the conceited or privileged, the rich or successful taken down a peg has an almost-irresistible charm. So does having our suspicions confirmed that what goes on behind the scenes is…

Watching from the dugout as the Blue Jays strung together hit after hit left Joe Kelly with a surreal feeling. When he came out of the game in the sixth inning, the Sox had a four-run cushion. It wasn’t as big as the seven-run lead they had piled up through three innings, but it felt like enough. Continue reading below The Sox offense had done as many things right as…

Tug of war wants to return to the Olympics for the first time in 100 years, while football hopes to debut in the Olympics in 2020. A total of 26 sports applied for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers said Friday. Finalist sports are scheduled to be announced June 22 and will make presentations in Tokyo in early August. Tokyo 2020 organizers are expected to recommend which sports to…

Reed Bergman of Playbook, Inc, likes to tell a story about a famous sports broadcaster, when after leaving work one afternoon, was asked a College Basketball tournament question on Twitter about the Big 10 conference. The broadcaster, multi-tasking as usual, quickly responded, “I think the 10 teams will do… ”. Within seconds, his whole career was called into question given that he appeared not to know that there are 12…

The 63rd annual Oregon Sports Awards will be handed out Thursday at the Stanford Theater at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton. The show starts at 8 p.m. Watch here as all of the 2015 winners are announced:  

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been promised a blank cheque with which to transform the club into one capable of ruling Europe. (Sun- subscription required)  Pellegrini wants to sign Juventus’ France midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, and Liverpool’s England forward Raheem Sterling, 20, in the summer. (Daily…

By AppleInsider Staff Thursday, June 11, 2015, 06:08 am PT (09:08 am ET) With Siri replacing Spotlight in iOS 9, Apple’s personal digital assistant received a new brain that lets her retrieve information sports and weather, find photos, look inside apps, and more. Sports and weather have previously been available via Spotlight and Siri, but iOS 9 expands their usefulness. Entering just the name of a baseball team is enough…